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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Students put their hands in the air during Block 7 of Dance Marathon. This year, organizers expanded opportunities for volunteering in an effort to be more inclusive of low-income students.

DM places greater emphasis on service, reduces registration fee

October 2, 2015

Dance Marathon has expanded opportunities for community service and reduced its registration fee in preparation for this year’s event. The organization is asking students to pack bagged lunches for...

Communication senior Sean Earley, a member of the A-status finances committee, speaks to Senate at its meeting Wednesday. He said the committee spent more than 80 hours drafting the proposal for the roughly $1.1 million A-status funding plan, which Senate approved.

Star, Kim launch campaign to include students in task force

May 28, 2015

ASG’s president and executive vice president launched a campaign at Wednesday’s Senate meeting to pressure Provost Daniel Linzer to include more students in a faculty task force examining the undergraduate...

Basu: Blessings in a Backpack fills vital gap

Basu: Blessings in a Backpack fills vital gap

May 27, 2015

For many students, a snow day or a long weekend means extra time spent with family and friends or an extra day to lounge around the house in pajamas and watch television. When I was in high school, I longed...

Children hold up signs that display various quotes and adages to promote the fight against hunger. Dance Marathon announced Thursday that Blessings in a Backpack, a nonprofit that provides food to children, will be the organization’s 2016 primary beneficiary.

Blessings in a Backpack chosen as DM’s 2016 beneficiary

May 21, 2015

Blessings in a Backpack, a nonprofit that provides weekend meals for food insecure elementary school students, has been selected as the primary beneficiary for next year’s Dance Marathon. Each Friday,...

Evanston Community Foundation to award largest amount of grants with help from Dance Marathon

May 20, 2015

The Evanston Community Foundation will dole out this week the largest amount of grants it has ever given, with much of the money coming from its regular partnership with Dance Marathon, the organization...

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